As communication has moved increasingly to the digital realm -- especially into the world of social networking -- some seniors have struggled to keep up with their families and these increasingly alien technologies. To help bridge the generational gap, tech-savvy teenagers are stepping in, and getting their elders online. There are, of course, some stumbling blocks. Teens who have grown up online often take certain instincts and skills for granted, and seniors often roll their eyes at, or are discouraged by the unfamiliarity of the Web. To help teens better deal with the task of teaching their forebears to use a computer and the Internet, a number of training programs have sprung up. Nonprofits like Net Literacy and schools such as Pace University enroll teens, and train them to teach seniors how to use a computer. Some of these programs go to extreme lengths, like making teens use a computer while wearing Vaseline-covered glasses and having their fingers taped together, in order to get a grasp on the physical hurdles that some seniors are forced to face.
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